World Cocktail Day marks the day the word 'cocktail' was coined over 200 years ago in 1806, and we think that deserves a celebration!
We've put together some of our favourite cocktail recipes for you to try at home - make sure you take a photo and tag us on Insta.
TOM COLLINS
GLASS Highball INGREDIENTS 50ml Tanqueray gin / 150ml soda water / 25ml lemon juice / 12.5ml sugar syrup METHOD Add the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice, shake to mix. Strain into a highball glass full of ice and top with the soda water, lightly stir and garnish with fresh lemon. |
PORNSTAR MARTINI
GLASS Martini Glass INGREDIENTS 37.5ml Ciroc Vodka / 12.5ml Passionfruit Liqueur / 12.5ml Vanilla syrup / 12.5ml Lime juice / 50ml Passionfruit puree / 50ml Champagne METHOD Add the gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice, shake to mix. Strain into a glass full of ice and top with the soda water, lightly stir and garnish with fresh lemon. |
OLD FASHIONED
GLASS Old Fashioned INGREDIENTS 50ml Bulleit Bourbon / 10ml sugar syrup / 2 dashes of bitters METHOD Add all the ingredients into an Old Fashioned glass full of ice. Stir to mix, and garnish with a simple orange twist. |
TREACLE
GLASS Old Fashioned INGREDIENTS 50ml Crooked Eye Spiced Rum / 15ml sugar syrup / 25ml apple juice METHOD Add all ingredients to an Old Fashioned glass full of ice. Stir to mix and garnish with fresh orange zest. |
BLOODY MARY
GLASS Highball INGREDIENTS 50ml Ketel One / 2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce / 2 dashes of Tabasco sauce / 2 dashes lemon juice / 1 pinch celery salt / 1 pinch black pepper / 150ml tomato juice METHOD Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake to mix and strain into a highball glass full of ice. Garnish with a celery stalk and a lemon wedge. |
GIMLET
GLASS Martini Glass INGREDIENTS 50ml Tanqueray Rangpur / 15ml lime juice / 15ml sugar syrup METHOD Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker full of ice, shake and double strain into a martini/coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon or lime twist. |
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